Table 2.
Summary of pooled sample characteristics of the Demographic and Health Surveys data in sub-Saharan Africa.
| |
Number (%) |
|---|---|
| 69657 | |
| Child's age (mean (sd)) | 17.13 (3.42) |
| Male (%) | 35249 (50.6) |
| High birth order (%) | 21723 (31.2) |
| Under-five children (mean (sd)) | 2.02 (1.32) |
| Maternal age (%) | |
| 15–24 | 23931 (34.4) |
| 25–34 | 31828 (45.7) |
| 35–49 | 13898 (20.0) |
| Wealth index(%) | |
| Poor | 32912 (47.2) |
| Non-poor | 36745 (52.3) |
| Maternal education (%) | |
| no education | 28310 (40.6) |
| primary | 24139 (34.7) |
| secondary+ | 17199 (24.7) |
| Not working (%) | 22032 (31.6) |
| Media access (%) | |
| 0 | 23736 (34.1) |
| 1 | 22378 (32.1) |
| 2 | 16921 (24.3) |
| 3 | 6622 ( 9.5) |
| Rural (%) | 48467 (69.6) |